AU8590698A - Thermochromic battery testers - Google Patents

Thermochromic battery testers

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Publication number
AU8590698A
AU8590698A AU85906/98A AU8590698A AU8590698A AU 8590698 A AU8590698 A AU 8590698A AU 85906/98 A AU85906/98 A AU 85906/98A AU 8590698 A AU8590698 A AU 8590698A AU 8590698 A AU8590698 A AU 8590698A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
battery testers
thermochromic battery
thermochromic
testers
battery
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU85906/98A
Inventor
John C. Bailey
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Edgewell Personal Care Brands LLC
Original Assignee
Eveready Battery Co Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Eveready Battery Co Inc filed Critical Eveready Battery Co Inc
Publication of AU8590698A publication Critical patent/AU8590698A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01D7/00—Indicating measured values
    • G01D7/005—Indication of measured value by colour change
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/42—Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
    • H01M10/48—Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/42—Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
    • H01M10/48—Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
    • H01M10/488—Cells or batteries combined with indicating means for external visualization of the condition, e.g. by change of colour or of light density
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M6/00—Primary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M6/50—Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance, e.g. for maintaining operating temperature
    • H01M6/5044—Cells or batteries structurally combined with cell condition indicating means
    • H01M6/505—Cells combined with indicating means for external visualization of the condition, e.g. by change of colour or of light intensity
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/36—Arrangements for testing, measuring or monitoring the electrical condition of accumulators or electric batteries, e.g. capacity or state of charge [SoC]
    • G01R31/385—Arrangements for measuring battery or accumulator variables
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M2200/00—Safety devices for primary or secondary batteries
    • H01M2200/10—Temperature sensitive devices
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries
AU85906/98A 1997-07-25 1998-07-23 Thermochromic battery testers Abandoned AU8590698A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/900,438 US5760588A (en) 1997-07-25 1997-07-25 Dual rate thermochromic battery tester
US08900438 1997-07-25
PCT/US1998/015448 WO1999005539A1 (en) 1997-07-25 1998-07-23 Thermochromic battery testers

Publications (1)

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AU8590698A true AU8590698A (en) 1999-02-16

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Country Status (7)

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US (1) US5760588A (en)
EP (1) EP0998680A1 (en)
JP (1) JP2001511527A (en)
CN (1) CN1265198A (en)
AU (1) AU8590698A (en)
CA (1) CA2294234A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1999005539A1 (en)

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JP2001511527A (en) 2001-08-14
US5760588A (en) 1998-06-02
EP0998680A1 (en) 2000-05-10
CA2294234A1 (en) 1999-02-04
WO1999005539A1 (en) 1999-02-04

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MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase